American IPA Bell's Two Hearted Ale Clone (close as they come)

[porky_pine]

I actually bought leaf hops at Brew Brothers. I'm not too worried about the extra IBU's, this is my first all grain beer and that was one thing I forgot to calculate. I like bitter beers anyways.

 

[kartoffelmeister]

I just brewed this but man did it turn out red. I used organic 2-row , vienna, cara pils, and 20L organic crystal. All in the same ratio as the original post's recipe. I did use a bit more base grain the 2-row to get my OG up to about 1.062 and expect to finish at 1.010 giving the 7% as seen on the real deal. It's very clear wort but also much darker than two hearted and very red I don't get it. I mashed at 151 which dropped to 147 by the end of my mash. Did this in hope of highly fermentable wort to get that 1.010 finish using american ale II. I cant believe how red it is from a half a pound of carmel 20l though.

 

[FuzzeWuzze]

Ended up brewing this, came out exactly 5 gallons into the bucket not 5.5..not sure how lol..regardless i hit 1.056ish so i am happy.

 

[Option]

Racked this ipa to secondary after 4 weeks at 65 with 001 and the sample tasted awesome! Got down to 1.011, overshot my efficiency so it looks like its gonna be around 8%.

Question is it was super clear when I racked it from primary but after dry hopping with 1oz of centennial pellets it looks wrecked now. I am on day 5 of dry hopping and think I will cold crash it for 2 days and then keg and see how it looks? I was thinking about using a fining agent but all I have is Kieselsol which I am not even sure if it will help with the hops...

Also the beast still has airlock activity after 5 weeks! crazy 001...

 

[Firebat138]

Must have been the organic... Why the organic?

I just brewed this but man did it turn out red. I used organic 2-row , vienna, cara pils, and 20L organic crystal. All in the same ratio as the original post's recipe. I did use a bit more base grain the 2-row to get my OG up to about 1.062 and expect to finish at 1.010 giving the 7% as seen on the real deal. It's very clear wort but also much darker than two hearted and very red I don't get it. I mashed at 151 which dropped to 147 by the end of my mash. Did this in hope of highly fermentable wort to get that 1.010 finish using american ale II. I cant believe how red it is from a half a pound of carmel 20l though.

 

[FuzzeWuzze]

Has anyone tried dry hop bagging this in the keg?

 

[kartoffelmeister]

Must have been the organic... Why the organic?

Just imagine the line at your local LHBS is about 6 people. Theres 3 more people asking the only compitent people there rediculus questions that they should have researched before they ever walked in a LHBS with the intention of opening their wallets. Then the bin for the 2-row is empty but theres organic 2-row for only a little bit more. I'm sure they could have got me the 2-row I wanted but I would have been there another hour. As for the organic 20L well just because I guess. Now that it's fermenting and the yeast make the wort opaque it does look a lot less red though so hopefully it will stay that way once the yeast floccs out.

 

[Jhoss]

Just one more time, this recipe is out-freaking-standing! I had my 2nd bottle from my second batch, they've been in the fridge for a week now. Just Wow! Just to recap the subtleties of my brewing...I missed the OG by 10 or so pts...this batch is only 6% abv....but inspired me to go get a refractometer which I did...I also backed off just a tad on the Centennial, like instead of 60 min addition, I turned that into an FWH and I only dry hopped with 2 ounces instead of 3. This batch is just so drinkable, super pumped about it!

 

[PLAYERSONLY]

I love the Two Hearted so I think I will brew this up for one of my next brews. This is a long thread, I will try to read it all but what I'm wondering is the recipe on the first post updated to what everyone/most are doing?

Thanks!

 

[pannell77]

I brewed the recipe on the first post but I did a whole ounce of centennial and added an ounce of cascade hops to the dry hop since I had some leftover. It tastes great.

 

[FuzzeWuzze]

Cant wait to try this in 4-5 weeks, this is the first beer i've really monitored my temps and tried to keep them in the low 60's with a swamp cooler...usually i just let them float in the high 60's which is probably putting the ferm temperature too high.

 

[jtkratzer]

Brewed on the 14th. Krausen has dropped. I'm giving this until Friday and then I'm dropping the temp into the low 40s to crash it for a week or so and then it's getting legged. Thinking about dry hopping in the kegs, only hopping the first keg until it's kicked and then hopping the second.

 

[sivdrinks]

Brewed on the 14th. Krausen has dropped. I'm giving this until Friday and then I'm dropping the temp into the low 40s to crash it for a week or so and then it's getting legged. Thinking about dry hopping in the kegs, only hopping the first keg until it's kicked and then hopping the second.

Do you ever notice the vegetal quality some people talk about after dry hopping more than two weeks? My kegs last at least a month so I don't dry hop in the keg.

 

[jtkratzer]

Do you ever notice the vegetal quality some people talk about after dry hopping more than two weeks? My kegs last at least a month so I don't dry hop in the keg.

Never dry hopped in a keg. Thought about dry hopping for a few days and then pulling it out.

 

[Desrever]

I'm going to brew up my third batch of this on Saturday or Sunday. I can't seem to keep it around for very long once the keg is carbed.

 

[davekippen]

Just threw in the dry hopps yesterday. I am really excited for this beer!

 

[brewtus_]

Brewed the fourth batch of the year of this recipe on Sunday. Always comes out great. This time I used pacman yeast instead of 1056 to see how much different the final product is.

I've also used the same grainbill with an all amarillo and an all cascade version. Both were really good!

 

[sivdrinks]

Brewed the fourth batch of the year of this recipe on Sunday. Always comes out great. This time I used pacman yeast instead of 1056 to see how much different the final product is.

I've also used the same grainbill with an all amarillo and an all cascade version. Both were really good!

I've never known, what is pacman? Is it just slang for WL001?

 

[Floydsview]

Wyeast 1764-PC ROGUE Pacman Yeast
Beer Styles: American Pale Ale, American Amber Ale, American Brown Ale, Brown Porter, Cream Ale, Irish Red Ale, Strong Scotch Ale, Dry Stout, American Stout, Russian Imperial Stout, American IPA, Imperial IPA, American Barleywine, Fruit Beer, Spice/Herb/or Vegetable Beer, Christmas/Winter Specialty Spice Beer, Other Smoked Beer, Wood-Aged Beer
Profile: A versatile yeast strain from one of Oregon’s leading craft breweries. Pacman is alcohol tolerant, flocculent, attenuates well and will produce beers with little to no diacetyl. Very mild fruit complements a dry, mineral finish making this a fairly neutral strain. Pacman’s flavor profile and performance makes it a great choice for use in many different beer styles.

 

[sivdrinks]

Wyeast 1764-PC ROGUE Pacman Yeast
Beer Styles: American Pale Ale, American Amber Ale, American Brown Ale, Brown Porter, Cream Ale, Irish Red Ale, Strong Scotch Ale, Dry Stout, American Stout, Russian Imperial Stout, American IPA, Imperial IPA, American Barleywine, Fruit Beer, Spice/Herb/or Vegetable Beer, Christmas/Winter Specialty Spice Beer, Other Smoked Beer, Wood-Aged Beer
Profile: A versatile yeast strain from one of Oregon’s leading craft breweries. Pacman is alcohol tolerant, flocculent, attenuates well and will produce beers with little to no diacetyl. Very mild fruit complements a dry, mineral finish making this a fairly neutral strain. Pacman’s flavor profile and performance makes it a great choice for use in many different beer styles.

Thanks! I've only been brewing about 2 years but have never seen it.

 

[jtkratzer]

After three weeks, I dropped the temp down to 42 to cold crash and get down in temp for carbing in the kegs. Probably leave it like that for a week or so and hopefully it clears up before kegging.

 

[sivdrinks]

Three weeks primary including dry hop and two weeks in keg, very good. I added 2oz of honey malt to get that sweetness I taste when Two Hearted is on tap. This is the closest version I've made to Two Hearted, like a baby Hop Slam. Btw, I tasted some awesome IPA's at the GABF that are also worth cloning. I found Pliny overrated while Firestone Walker and Odells had some of the best.

 

[MMJfan]

Just brewed this today, my first attempt at all grain BIAB. 90 minute mash at 150 and dipped it in a couple gallons at 170. 1.058 og, I can't wait to see how it turns out. I haven't had Two hearted in days as it's not available on the west coast. This 5 1/2 gallon batch cost me $21 which is pretty awesome. I love all grain!

Tonight was my second attempt at BIAB and I brewed the recipe on the front page. I have done extract versions of this clone which were VERY good, but I am anxious to see how this one turns out after reading all of the positive reviews of this recipe!

I did almost the same steps as you porky, but I only did a 60 minute mash. My OG was 1.060. The color was really nice and I was amazed at how clear the wort was when it was chilling in the wort chiller!

Two Hearted is one of my all-time favorites so I hoping this one turns out as good as it looks!

 

[TBaGZ]

Well finally got around to bottling this last night. Looked, smelled, and tasted pretty good, so we will see in a month or so!

 

[Jhoss]

Good stuff here guys. Sounds like the Honey Malt would be a good addition - but I will tell you this the original recipe has been so close that a lot of people I have taste tested this against have thought the homebrew was the commercial Two Hearted. Do the same please - report back blind taste test results. 2 topics to be explored. A.) Which one do you like the best? And B.) Which one do you think is commercial? Obviously, you'll need to buy a sixer of Two Hearted. Try to get someone who is into craft beer as I have done - talk about a rush when you come out on top!

 

[davekippen]

Just cracked the first one (still a little green at one week in the bottle) and daymn it was good. Probably my best beer to date. Simple, clean, hoppy, not bitter - just like the original and just like a PA should be!! Will buy some of the "original" this weekend to taste test. I <3 Brewing!

 

[Beer-lord]

This past week I brewed Northern Brewers Dead Ringer again. It's all grain but this time I bought the ingredients locally and saved a few $$. NB is reasonable but after I buy a 50 lb sack of 2 row and got a large supply of hops to freeze, my friends loved it so much a few months ago they begged me to do it again. They're all beer snobs and see this is the best beer they've tasted that I've made and one of the all time favorites of any beer they've ever had. It's gotta stay on rotation.
And, it's so simple, it's basically a SMaSh with the exception of the 1 lb of crystal 40.

 

[sivdrinks]

This past week I brewed Northern Brewers Dead Ringer again. It's all grain but this time I bought the ingredients locally and saved a few $$. NB is reasonable but after I buy a 50 lb sack of 2 row and got a large supply of hops to freeze, my friends loved it so much a few months ago they begged me to do it again. They're all beer snobs and see this is the best beer they've tasted that I've made and one of the all time favorites of any beer they've ever had. It's gotta stay on rotation.
And, it's so simple, it's basically a SMaSh with the exception of the 1 lb of crystal 40.

The OP recipe here is much closer to the real thing. But yes, buying bulk is way cheaper than NB especially since they changed their shipping rates. It's nice you can still see their recipes without buying the products though.

 

[PJM]

The OP recipe here is much closer to the real thing.

This is great to know. I was just wandering this very same thing after loading all the NB recipes on Beer Smith. Thanks.

 

[Desrever]

brewing this same grain bill for the fourth time this morning except this time I'm using falconers flight hops, I can't thank the OP enough for putting this out here for us.